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At the Consortium’s annual meeting last Wednesday, March 19, Drs. Rebecca Jackson and Eric Leake from Texas State University were elected as co-chairs for a three-year term, 2014-2017. They replace Drs. John Dunn and Derek Mueller who have served the … Continue reading →

CCCC Officers notified the Master’s Degree Consortium of Writing Studies Specialists on August 19, 2013, that its application for Standing Group status (PDF) was approved. Following the meeting in Las Vegas last March, Consortium Co-chairs John Dunn and Derek Mueller … Continue reading →

The “Report on the 2012 Survey of Programs” is available for download (2012surveyreport.pdf). This 36-page report presents an overview of the 2012 Survey of Programs along with a concise account of both qualitative and quantitative responses to the survey. Please … Continue reading →

The 2012 Survey of Program, which opened on March 5, closed in mid-late August with more than 90 responses. We are currently in the process of smoothing the data set (i.e., combining split entries, removing empty or illegible entries, etc.). … Continue reading →

Earlier today the Consortium opened its 2012 Survey of Programs and circulated an invitation to complete the survey to 196 program coordinators, directors, and administrators. The 28-question survey will remain open through Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Click here to learn … Continue reading →

Call for proposals: MA Programs at Work (Proposal deadline: Sept. 30, 2011) For those seeking a Ph.D., the Masters of Arts degree is a necessary stepping stone. Stand alone M.A. programs, often referred to as “terminal,” can suggest a premature … Continue reading →

The Master’s Degree Consortium of Writing Studies Specialists needs your help. This summer we are in the process of assembling a comprehensive index of MA and MS programs associated with rhetoric, composition, writing studies, and technical and professional writing. In … Continue reading →

See Peter Vandenberg and Jennifer Clary-Lemon’s article, “Advancing by Degree: Placing the MA in Writing Studies,” in the December 2010 (62.2) issue of College Composition and Communication. Abstract Master’s programs have been absent from writing studies’ scholarship on graduate education, … Continue reading →

You may not have given it much thought, but even if your program is focused on writing and rhetoric, your students are most likely being counted in Higher Ed statistical categories as students of literature. Thanks to a great deal … Continue reading →